bulldoze
verb
bull·doze
ˈbu̇l-ˌdōz 
also ˈbəl-
bulldozed; bulldozing; bulldozes
Examples of bulldoze in a Sentence
The crew is bulldozing the trees.
They bulldozed a road through the hills.
The governor bulldozed the law through the legislature.
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Earlier this week, footage of federal agents tackling a Venezuelan man in a New Hampshire courthouse — and bulldozing an elderly bystander in the process — was shared by multiple outlets.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Israeli forces bulldozed and crushed the ambulances, a fire truck and a U.N. vehicle, U.N. officials said.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Instead of trying to bulldoze the Senate, Trump has simply driven around it.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Divisions run strong within the Republican Party, which holds the majority on Capitol Hill, and is bulldozing past Democratic objections to push its package forward on its own.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Israeli forces bulldozed and crushed the ambulances, a fire truck and a U.N. vehicle, U.N. officials said.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Instead of trying to bulldoze the Senate, Trump has simply driven around it.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Divisions run strong within the Republican Party, which holds the majority on Capitol Hill, and is bulldozing past Democratic objections to push its package forward on its own.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bulldoze
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“Bulldoze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulldoze. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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bulldoze
verb
bull·doze
ˈbu̇l-ˌdōz
bulldozed; bulldozing
1
: to move, clear, or level with a bulldozer
2
: to force as if by using a bulldozer
bulldozed their way through the crowd
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